Re: Catch my drift

It means, follow my train of thought, or understand the direction
my thoughts are leading you. Usually expressed as a conditional,
as in "if you catch my drift..." to see if you're keeping up with
the tour group (if you catch my drift.) Experience has shown that
this phrase, and its close relatives, are used most often by stupid
and/or contemptuous people who find it hard to believe that mere
You can follow the dazzling intricacies of their logic. If you catch
my drift, if you know what I'm saying, if you see what I mean.